I am currently using carefresh litter for my Bunny, but it hadn't even been a week and ive used a whole bag already ! I was wondering some cheaper alternatives for litter would be. I've heard shredded newspaper ...
Are you putting the bedding in the whole cage bottom?
My rabbit doesn't have a cage, but she uses litter boxes. She has two that I use the horse stall pine pellets in. I get them from TSC for about $6 for a 40lb bag. They last me a few months, maybe 2? I don't keep track really because the price is so low. I dump her litter box every two day and scoop out the pee parts everyday. I waste a good bit, but try not to by using a really thin layer of pellets. And the pellets biodegrade, so they can be added to your compost. They turn into saw dust.
Lowes and Home Depot will have their wood stove pellets out now, for pretty cheap too. You'll just have to find the ones without accelerant. I think on the bag it will say whether it has it or not.
Shredded newspaper is cheap to come by, but it isn't very good at absorbing the smell of the pee. I used to use shredded newspaper with my lop and it was a bit of a mess because its not absorbent.
If you're using bedding in the whole cage, I would suggest taking that out and using a litter box. It will help with the bedding costs and the amount of bedding you're using. Not to mention, its much easier to clean. Or you could be using a litter box and I'm totally wrong! LOL
I'm currently using Yesterday's News paper litter or the PetSmart brand of paper litter depending on the price & where I'm able to get it. I've recently considered switching or at least adding horse stall wood pellets which at the local Tractor Supply costs just less than $6 for a 50 pound bag, I think that is right from my memory. I'm looking for a grid litter pan system or a grid to work in my current cat litter pans. As I understand it the wood pellets disintegrate when wet so don't want the "sawdust" to be on my bunnies' feet. Others will hopefully be along shortly to give you more info as to what they use & how it works for them & their bunnies. If you do decide to switch to wood pellets make sure that if you use the wood stove pellets that the don't have any accelerant. That's why I decided if & when I try wood pellets it is the horse stall wood pellets which are close to the same price as the stove pellets.
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